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FSogol

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13. One quibble: "Spaghetti western" refers to low budget westerns filmed in Italy.

Reply to Moonwalk (Original post)

Sat Dec 29, 2012, 12:36 PM

Dec 2012

"Django Unchained" was filmed in New Orleans with a big budget. It is in no way, a spaghetti western.

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Django Unchained: Might be a more important MUST SEE than Les Miz [View all] Moonwalk Dec 2012 OP

all that might be true. it certainly might be a discussion point. roguevalley Dec 2012 #1

Personal choice, but it bothers me. Daemonaquila Dec 2012 #10

I see your point but I also remember when lynchings were common roguevalley Dec 2012 #12

I am there also Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #22

agreed, mojorabbit roguevalley Dec 2012 #37

I hope you will review the link below before writing off all Caucasians in the coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #2

oh wow how cool limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #6

You mean it's NOT about that jazz guitar player? rocktivity Dec 2012 #3

As a Django FREAK, with a DOG named Django... dorkzilla Dec 2012 #8

Have a cat named Django! lapislzi Dec 2012 #21

I bet he is! dorkzilla Dec 2012 #23

He has Twitter followers... lapislzi Dec 2012 #24

now THAT is a cool cat! dorkzilla Dec 2012 #38

Holy crap! It's getting an 8.8 on IMDB. I cannot wait to see it. Gregorian Dec 2012 #4

Hard to go by that early on. I remember when *Inception* came out TheManInTheMac Dec 2012 #17

I know. It is a good sign. But only time will reveal it's true value. Gregorian Dec 2012 #30

Yeah. They usually hold off before adding them to the top 250 for just that reason. TheManInTheMac Dec 2012 #36

I saw this movie earlier today with my two adult daughters...... TheDebbieDee Dec 2012 #39

You have piqued my curiosity. Arctic Dave Dec 2012 #5

I saw it. I say it's worth seeing RainDog Dec 2012 #7

I have not seen it yet, TDale313 Dec 2012 #9

Sorry don't go to "MUST SEE" films. whistler162 Dec 2012 #11

One quibble: "Spaghetti western" refers to low budget westerns filmed in Italy. FSogol Dec 2012 #13

I understand but I definitely felt the vibe of some of those flicks was in the mix. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #20

Spaghetti westerns... Blue_Adept Dec 2012 #29

"whitewash slavery", ah ha ha ha ha ha. bemildred Dec 2012 #14

We saw it last night. It's a terrific movie. DavidDvorkin Dec 2012 #15

Waltz won the Academy Award OldHippieChick Dec 2012 #16

I didn't see that movie DavidDvorkin Dec 2012 #25

Jaime Foxx won the Oscar for Ray....... TheDebbieDee Dec 2012 #40

So les mis is a wont see for me, so i don't kno where that puts django. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #18

as a tarantino fan shanti Dec 2012 #19

I used to be a movie buff Skittles Dec 2012 #27

definitely overpriced shanti Dec 2012 #32

especially sickening when you see the profits they rake in Skittles Dec 2012 #35

I declined to see both "The Help" and "The Blind Side" beause the promos struck me as phony Skittles Dec 2012 #26

Sorry I will pass on another exboyfil Dec 2012 #28

Hogwash. Zax2me Dec 2012 #31

Bingo Jim Warren Dec 2012 #44

Who paid you to write this crap? chaska Dec 2012 #33

It IS the movie to see. DevonRex Dec 2012 #34

I was walking behind two women in a store and heard one of them say, Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #41

"Lincoln" XemaSab Dec 2012 #42

But Spike Lee said it would be disrespectful to his ancestors to see it TexasBushwhacker Dec 2012 #43